Acetate Prophets Lyrics - Power In Numbers - Jurassic 5

CHALI 

Yo, this is a lesson in friendship 

The depths of a kinship 

Where women and men begin with, and then slip 

My pen drips as I scribble my thoughts 

On thin strips of emotion 

A fraction, seduction, attraction, 

Eruption of passion corrupts it 

Life lasting friendships involved 

Would love to cross the line 

But that's why we built these walls 

CHORUS (Akil) 

We've been friends for a long time 

A very close friend of mine 

Love you like you was mine 

But respect the thin line 

Love you like you was mine 

Think about you all the time 

Very close friend of mine 

But respect the thin line 

AKIL 

Opposites attract 

When the female and male come in contact 

Sticky situation in fact 

Trying not to let the feelings catch 

But there's a thin line between both of ya'll 

So you respect that 

And entertain an idea but get brought 

Back to reality 

And could you really live with that 

Decision, based on intuition 

You love and keep it distant 

Hug and kiss the friendship 

MARC 7 

An ongoing friendship 

We was people to begin with 

Disrespect was not intended 

But your feelings sparked a sentence 

Sometimes you're too intense 

In your quest to invent 

The perfect man 

Please understand my rhyme is your repent 

CHORUS (Akil/Nelly) X2 

SOUP 

Too bad that we became friends first 

And I'm not an expert on how relationships work 

But, from the minute it was known 

It changed the whole tone 

The way we spoke on the phone 

Yo, it was cool but I felt it wasn't enough 

And I was stuck when your moms would pick it up 

Over you all my buddies would swoon 

But I felt we were in tune 

You let me up in your room (damn) 

But to me girl you're still off limits 

No matter all the times that I hinted 

Infatuation was authentic 

But yo I just pretended 

So I wouldn't lose the friendship 

Maybe I should spill all my guts 

Or write a letter, then tear it up 

Or do a song just to say what's up 

I want just a touch 

CHORUS 

NELLY 

I can't do this anymore 

See my heart just falls out when you walk in the door 

Friendship turned into love 

On some weak tip 

See I can't comprehend even if I knew it 

Can't do justice with these things that I'm feeling 

You've got someone else don't want to be caught stealing 

Hell, if she knew she would never leave us alone in the room 

CHALI 

Yo, this was a lesson in friendship 

I stress in this sentence 

Should women and men be friends first 

And then slip 

My pen drips as I scribble my thoughts on thin strips of emotion 

AKIL 

Opposites attract 

And best friends make a perfect match 

If you only knew that 

Once you cross ain't no turning back 

The minute you let him in it and he hit that 

That's that 

MARC 7 

We was people to begin with 

But you was too relentless 

Jeopardizing kinship 

Respect is intended 

Resolve is my intent 

While we've got an in 

I'm trying to salvage a friendship 

CHORUS